Recent article by Eva Sohlman reveals what certain women have to go through in Yemen when rape or romance is involved.

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There are also those in prison who have been raped and then rejected by their families, such as Noor, in Taizz in southwest Yemen. “It was very tragic. They say she was raped when she was 12 years old and got pregnant, but her father turned her into the police because of the shame [it brought upon the family]. They claimed she had prostituted herself,” says a European diplomat familiar with her case. He says Noor had been raped by some of her own male relatives and that the father had tried to save the family’s reputation by claiming she had prostituted herself. “She had no idea where to go if released. She was scared her male relatives would kill her to restore the family’s honor once she was out.”

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